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Civil rights cosplayer Justin Pearson melts down over Tennessee ‘color-blind’ redistricting

By Peter Cordi
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Tennessee State Rep. Justin Pearson is known for his disingenuously performative political stunts. He took it too far again on Thursday, screaming in the face of state troopers — completely unprovoked — because his state’s redistricting special session didn’t turn out the way he had hoped.

To quote Pearson: “Move the f*** back! Boy! The f*** is wrong with you? You stupid motherf*****!”

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Civil Rights Critical Race Theory Democrats Discrimination gerrymandering Police and Law Enforcement Racism Redistricting Tennessee